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BEYOND THE GRID: Zak Brown on how he's instilled a winning mentality at McLaren and what Norris's victory means
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McLaren are back on top of the Formula 1 podium after Lando Norris's stunning Miami victory, but their mission is far from accomplished yet as this week's Beyond The Grid guest Zak Brown points out.
Since taking charge in 2018, the McLaren CEO has overseen a huge transformation on and off the track and the team’s progress has accelerated astronomically over the last 12 months.
Norris's long-awaited maiden Grand Prix victory in Miami is the culmination of an enormous amount of hard work to turn their fortunes around, after an awful start last season left them right at the back of the grid.
So how do they take the next steps to become serial winners and World Championship contenders?
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Speaking in Miami to podcast host Tom Clarkson, Brown explains how he’s instilling a winning mentality at McLaren and opens up on what Norris's victory means for his and the team’s future.
He also explains why he thinks Oscar Piastri is a match for Norris and whether he’d like his close friend Adrian Newey to join the team, and much more.
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